Application programming interface (API) router implementation and method

A computing architecture implemented at least in part by a computing device, comprising:

• at least one computing application configured at least partially in a first programming language to perform at least one computing task, wherein the computing application is configured to generate at least one formatted string having a function name element filled with a function name, an input element filled with at least one function input parameter, and an output element;
• at least one programming library having a plurality of library functions written in a second programming language, wherein the programming library includes a Function Router coupled to the plurality of functions;
• and
• a Function Router Wrapper configured to receive the formatted string from the application, wherein the Function Router Wrapper is configured to convert the formatted string to a standard string format to generate a converted formatted string, and wherein the Function Router Wrapper is configured to pass the converted formatted string to the Function Router,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to receive the converted formatted string from the Function Router Wrapper,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to parse the converted formatted string to identify a function name from the function name element and to identify at least one function input parameter from the input element,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to call one of the plurality of library functions from the programming library based on the function name identified by the Function Router and based on the at least one function input parameter identified by the Function Router,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to collect at least one function output generated by the called library function,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to embed the at least one function output collected by the Function Router into the output element of the formatted string,
• wherein the Function Router is configured to pass the formatted string back to the Function Router Wrapper, wherein the output element of the formatted string includes the at least one function output, and
• wherein the Function Router Wrapper is configured to pass the formatted string received from the Function Router to the application.

A computer-implemented method for interfacing between an application and a programming library stored within a computing system, the computing system having a processor configured to execute the application to access functions within the programming library, the method comprising:

• receiving from the application by a Function Router Wrapper a formatted string, the Function Router Wrapper configured to wrap the formatted string to generate a converted format string;
• receiving from the Function Router Wrapper by a Function Router the converted formatted string having a function name element filled with a function name, an input element filled with at least one function input parameter, and an output element;
• parsing by the Function Router the converted formatted string to identify a function name from the function name element and to identify at least one function input parameter from the input element;
• calling by the Function Router one of a plurality of library functions of the programming library based on the identified function name and the at least one identified function input parameter;
• collecting by the Function Router at least one function output generated by the called library function;
• embedding by the Function Router the at least one function output collected by the Function Router into the output element of the formatted string;
• and
• passing by the Function Router the formatted string to the Function Router Wrapper, wherein the output element of the formatted string includes the at least one function output.

A computer readable medium storing instructions that carry out a method for interfacing between an application and a programming library, the computer readable medium comprising:

• instructions for receiving from the application by a Function Router Wrapper a formatted string, the Function Router Wrapper configured to wrap the formatted string to generate a converted format string;
• instructions for receiving from the Function Router Wrapper by a Function Router a converted formatted string having a function name element filled with a function name, an input element filled with at least one function input parameter, and an output element;
• instructions for parsing by the Function Router the converted formatted string to identify a function name from the function name element and to identify at least one function input parameter from the input element;
• instructions for calling by the Function Router one of a plurality of library functions of the programming library based on the identified function name and the at least one identified function input parameter;
• instructions for collecting by the Function Router at least one function output generated by the called library function;
• instructions for embedding by the Function Router the at least one function output collected by the Function Router into the output element of the formatted string;
• and
• instructions for passing by the Function Router the formatted string to the Function Router Wrapper, wherein the output element of the formatted string includes the at least one function output.